0 Children are born in India every year with Congenital Heart Disease,They are added to the existing pool of children born with CHD between 0-8 years.

Only about 0 heart surgeries are done every year on children in India.

Out of these 0 % need surgeries in their first year otherwise they will not see their first birthday.

FEW OF THE LIVES WE TOUCHED SO FAR

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Avirup Adhikari

Age: 2.5 year

Aviroop is a 2.5 year old toddler, with the most enchanting smile. This young boy, is as lively as other fellow of his age, but what distincts Aviroop from other fellow children of his age is story. Aviroop has a story to tell. In just a course of first two years of his life, this brave young boy achieved a milestone. Aviroop has conquered his Battle of life. And this victory story of Aviroop has stored a lot to inspire others in it.

Bapi Adhikari and Shukla Adhikari, Aviroop’s parents, were on cloud nine when they became parents for the first time. But soon there joy was thrashed when they start observing that their child’s body has started developing some serious problems. Aviroop could not eat his meals and used to cry whole day. This bothered their parents and they get their test done and all their happiness ended when they discovered that their child is affected by ASD( Aortic Stenosis Defect), that meant their child had a hole in his heart,
Aviroop was recommended an immediate heart surgery to survive. Aviroops father works a labour in a factory of West Bengal. His annual income is INR 36,000 only and his mother stays at home to take care Aviroop. The cost estimated for the surgery was around INR 1,00,000. This was a huge amount for them to gather. Aviroop’s Parents became helpless at that time. They working to provide all that their son needed but arranging such a sum of money on immediate basis was difficult.
They were then met with the information about Child Heart Foundation campaigns in Siliguri, West Bengal. Child heart foundation ensured them to treat their child, which wakened their hopes again. .Finally Aviroop got his successful surgery done under the surveillance of Dr. Kohli which was sponsored by child heart foundation.
This is how Aviroop has an inspiring story to tell, that every cloud has a silver lining and that silver line can be anybody of us. We just need to come forward and show our support.
Aviroop won his Battle and now is getting healthier day by day.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Anantika

Age: 6 years

At the age of 6 Anantika was detected with congenital heart defect, a blockage in her heart since birth which caused difficulty in breathing or doing any other activity. Anantika could live, but only with the help of a pacemaker for her little heart's poor functioning. The pacemaker would cost her father Rahul, around INR 2,00,000. This was beyond what he could afford.

Her father works as a Hindi teacher in a primary school. And it was difficult for him to collect the money. He started borrowing from every person he knew but could not arrange the required amount. Meanwhile, Anantika developed breathing problems and often fell unconscious.
At Child Heart foundation her surgery was sponsored and a pacemaker device was successfully implanted in Apollo hospital, New Delhi Anamika now lives growing as normal as others and enjoying her studies. This is her recent photo when she visited clinic for her regular check up.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Asad

Age: 4 years

A four year old little child who just started going to school was born in a small village of U.P. He is not just a lively child as other children of his age, but he is also a brave child who faught with severe heart condition and have also won his battle of life.

Asad was born with Large VSD, which is a congenital heart defect. Due to which, he suffered severe breathing problems, acute pain in chest and dizziness. His father works as carpenter in a small town of U.P. Whatever his father would earn it got spend on Asad’s medications and meeting their daily life expenses. Doctors have recommend him an Immediate angioplasty which was estimated around INR 2,75,000. It was difficult for his family to arrange the amount of surgery. They consulted with Dr. Kohli. Asad was then treated under the observation of child heart foundation. He had his successful surgery done in Apollo hospital, New Delhi, sponsored by Child Heart Foundation. Asad has completely recovered and leading a happy life.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: SANATAN MAHATO

Age: 13 years

Sanatan, 13 year old, studies in class 7, lives in Siliguri, West Bengal. He was growing up as a normal-teenager without paying much attention to his spells of breathlessness and tiredness after every small physical activity since his childhood or his circumstances have never allowed him to consider that he might have any defect in heart. His father pulls a rickshaw and earns in pennies.

Multiple visits to Government hospitals did not help him in any way until they approached Child Heart Foundation. Under our Hridansh (Free Echo programme), he was diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that affects arteries in the lungs and heart.
The only treatment was medication and oxygen therapy which help lessen symptoms and improve quality of life.
Son of a rickshaw puller, how he would be able to afford these medicines which cost him a fortune. Dr. Vikas Kohli, through Child Heart Foundation, sponsored 60,000 INR and gave Sanatan his medicines, which will keep him alive and help him lead a normal life as others.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Chasme Noor

Age: years

Mahasin and his wife, a young couple were just starting their lives. Mahasin works as a security guard in one of the local factories in his village. He married very young as he himself is an orphan so wanted to have the bonding of love in a family which he had missed all his life. Soon they were gifted with a beautiful baby girl, Chasme Noor. Their world was going fine until their daughter's cough and cold was catching her, making her sick day by day. She had stopped eating, looked fragile and lethargic.

She was diagnosed with heart defect i.e. PDA and needed a PDA device closure surgery, which was estimated Rs.2,00,000. They were emotionally crushed due to their daughter’s heart condition and hopelessness was engulfing them thinking about the cost of treatment.
They travelled all the way to Siliguri to show Chasme Noor in one of our Free peripheral OPDs under HRIDANSH Program with all hopes and trusts. After meeting and talking to the family, we realised they need help to save princesses of their life. Child Heart Foundation sponsored and her surgery was done on 19.June.2018. She is normal and healthy

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Dimple

Age: 3 years

At the age of three Dimple had to take a lot of pain as she was born with the PDA ( Patent Ductus Arteriosus), which means that she had a hole in her heart from birth. Dimple's father Pappu works as a daily wager and he hardly earns INR 200 a day. Dimple was recommended an immediate PDA closure at the time of her birth only, but the unaffordability of surgical cost kept delaying her surgery.

The estimated cost of her surgery was around INR 3,00,000 and this was a huge amount for her family to arrange. Dimple have two sisters of her age and her father is the only earning member. They consulted Dr. Kohli about her condition and they were assured that Child Heart Foundation would collect funds for her treatment and get her surgery done. Dimple then got her successful surgery done in Metro hospital which was sponsored by Child Heart Foundation. She is healthy, happy and leading a normal life.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Kushboo

Age: 2 years

Khushboo is a 2 year old toddler, who suffered with severe sickness and fatigue. She was diagnosed with PDA( Patent Ductus Arteriosus), which means she has a hole in her heart. Khushboo was always an active and playful child. But her heart condition was not letting her celebrate her childhood. Most of the times she remained ill. She often suffered pneumonia and was underweight. She was suggested to have an immediate heart transplant estimated around INR 2,00,000.

Her father Shamlal works as a helper in a private office, earn Rs.6000 a month. For him it was impossible to arrange money for the surgery. Her mother was bedridden due to some critical health conditions. In all this, it was difficult for her family to gather the capital for her treatment. Child heart foundation raised the funds and her surgery was successfully done at Metro hospital, New Delhi, under the surveillance of Dr. Kohli. Khushboo now lives a healthy and happy life. She has gained weight and going to school.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: MAYANK

Age: 6 Months

Mayank Mandal, 6 months old baby, born with complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect- a large hole in centre of the heart affecting all four chambers where they would normally be divided. Mayank had such severe complications since birth. Due to the illness, Mayank used to breath faster and harder than normal.

He also faced trouble feeding and not growing at a normal rate. Mayank was recommended an immediate open heart transplant to survive, cost of which was estimated around INR 2,50,000. Mayank’s father works field executive in a private firm and earns 7,500 per month. All of his salary, usually exhausted in meeting their daily life expenses. It became difficult for them to gather funds for his operation in such a short span. Mayank's father Dilip Mandal then visited to Child Heart Foundation in year 2017. And in the same year Mayank got his successful surgery done in Jaypee hospital, New Delhi, sponsored by Child Heart Foundation. Mayank is now living and growing healthy.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Mishti

Age: 2 years

Mishti was born with RVOT( Right Ventricular Outflow Track obstruction) which is a congenital heart defect. Due to which Mishti was sick, dizziness and severe pain.

Mishti was two years old and an active child, but this obstruction made her so weak that she became dull. Mishti was recommended an immediate heart surgery which was estimated around INR 1,50,000. Her father works as a small supplier in a private hardly earns Rs.7000 per month. They met Dr. Kohli and registered under Child Heart Foundation. Her surgery was success fully done at Max health care, New Delhi. Mishti is fine now. She is as normal as any other child.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Yuvraaj

Age: 9 Months

Yuvraj 9-month-old child born in June 2016. Due to recurrent episodes of pneumonia and fast breathing his father took Yuvraj to a Child Specialist, who diagnosed Yuvraj with rare condition caused by a combination of four heart defects that are present at birth called Tatalogy of Fallot.

Due to his illness, low oxygen rich blood reached to the body which resulted into fast breathing and bluish discoloration of peripheries and lips. It was also a major reason behind a poor weight gain of this child.
His father runs a small shop on rent in the slum area of Delhi. Doctor suggested two surgeries to overcome, from his life threatening disease to Yuvraj. The estimate was around INR 2,50,000. It was very tough to arrange such an amount for his family. Child Heart foundation raised funds for him and finally in month of August' 2017 he got his successful surgery done in Max hospital, New Delhi. Yuvraaj is 2 years now, and have gained weight and growing well.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Vineet

Age: 2 years

Vineet was two years and had a serious heart problem since birth. His condition was so critical that his body did not receive adequate. He had Tetralogy of Fallot, which made him weak and fragile. Vineet's father works as a seasonal daily wager in a village of U.P. wager.

He was recommended an immediate open heart surgery, which was estimated around INR 2,75,000. Despite of all the efforts, his family was unable to arrange the required fund. Child Heart Foundation sponsored his surgery and was successfully done at Max hospital, New Delhi. He is now a happy go lucky kid.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Vinay Kumar

Age: 11 years

Vinay, 11 year old boy, was diagnosed with PS (Pulmonary Stenosis). Vinay had a blockage in his heart. Vinay was bearing this pain since he was 3 years old. And by the age of 11 his blockage increased up to 70 percent.

Doctors had recommend him an immediate angioplasty, which was estimated around INR 2, 00,000. His father works as a peon in a school and hardly earns INR 8,000 per month. Vinay has a younger sister too. Vinay got operated under the surveillance of Dr. Vikas Kohli in Apollo hospital, New Delhi, which was entirely sponsored by CHILD HEART FOUNDATION. Vinay enjoys studies and plays games actively.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: Md. Hammad

Age: years

Hammad is joyful and a bright child, loves to go to school and play with children. He had to stop his schooling as he was diagnosed with VSD, which hindered him in performing his daily activities. He gets tired soon and had complains of chest pain.

Doctor recommend for an immediate CT angio and then total repair surgery, which was estimated around INR 3,50,000. Hammad’s father Jaan Mohd. works as a seasonal labourer. In such circumstances, it was difficult for them to arrange fund for his treatment. At Child Heart Foundation, Hammad was treated for his CT Angio successfully at Max hospital, New Delhi. Hammad has turned 6, goes to school, mingles with friends and enjoys his life as everyone does.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Name: ABHIR

Age: 11 Months

Abhir is my name and I am 11 months old, I was suffered with severe cough and cold. I cannot speak but my expression will let my parents know that I was in great pain. My parents have taken me to various hospitals and doctors so I could get well. I was diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis and the only solution was Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty and the estimated cost was 200000 INR

My father works as a salesman and he takes care of my family and I too have an elder brother, who goes to school. In all these, my parents were trying their best to provide me proper care, medication and were becoming hopeless as my surgery was needed on immediate basis. My parents met Dr. Vikas Kohli, who introduced us to Child Heart Foundation(CHF). Funds were raised for my surgery through CHF, and my surgery was successfully conducted in Apollo Hospital. Now I can breathe, I can eat and I am getting healthier day by day.

Child Heart Foundation PROJECTS

PraDAAN: FREE PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC OPD CONSULTATION

Need to start? In this program, parents who based on symptoms suspecting heart ailment in their children or who are referred by some physician come for free consultations on every Thursday to our Delhi Child Heart Centre

Who are the beneficiaries? Parents who are economically poor and cannot afford to go to corporate hospitals and also parents who have to wait for days for consultations in Government hospitals because of excess patient load.

HriDAAN: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TREATMENT

Need to start? Keeping the fact that most of the congenital heart patients require treatment in first year of their life, poor parents find it impossible to raise funds for treatment which can run into lakhs. They end up losing their children as the waiting period at Government hospitals is too long. We enrol the children who are diagnosed with any congenital disease at Delhi Child Heart Centre into our Child Heart Foundation and raise funds for their free treatment.

Who are the beneficiaries? Poor parents who get a new lease of life on seeing their children getting back to normal life after the successful treatment.

JeeVANSH: FREE FETAL CARDIOLOGY PROGRAM/EARLY DIAGNOSIS

Need to start? Fetal Cardiology and Fetal Echo- Cardiology is relatively new field to India and has major impact on clinical practice of Sonologists, Obstetricians and Paediatricians. During Pregnancy, normal ultrasound is carried out as general practice but there are certain congenital diseases which are not visible in normal ultrasound and can thus get ignored. The need is therefore to get early screening and detection of heart defect for appropriate future decisions to be made. Fetal Echo is an evaluation done via ultrasound to assess the heart of the unborn baby.

Who are the beneficiaries? At Child Heart Foundation, we are the only one centre where this evaluation is done free of charge for economically poor pregnant ladies.

HriYANSH: FREE PAEDIATRIC ECHO PROGRAM

Need to start? Under this program, the different services/tests provided are Paediatric Echocardiography and Electrocardiogram and the children who come for free OPD consultations can avail these tests for free. The main aim of this program is to improve cardiac health in children.

Who are the beneficiaries? Children belonging to economically less privileged families who cannot afford the tests at privately run clinics.

SuGyaan: COMMUNITY HEALTHY HEART AWARENESS PROGRAM

Need to start? Data shows that four people die of heart attack every minute in our country and the age group is between 30 to 50 years. 25%of heart attack occurs in people less than 40 years. 900 people under the age of 30 years die of heart attack every day in India. The objective of this program is to create awareness about all the causes and factors which could prevent heart disease in general.

Who are the beneficiaries? This program connects us with the young children, adults also with the school/institute staff and indirectly the individual families thus the impact is much more.

Hridaya Saksham: Specialized training of pediatric cardiologists.

Need to start? India faces a huge burden of pediatric congenital heart diseases (CHDs).
Pediatric cardiology is a relatively young discipline in India. The last three decades have however, seen a spectacular growth of the specialty. The emergence of pediatric cardiology as an independent specialty has been a relatively recent development. A few centers of excellence in pediatric cardiology have developed.

Who are the beneficiaries? • Medical fraternity, who belong to any urban or rural parts of India and get trained with us.
• Children with congenital heart defects born in poor families and who don’t have access to medical care because of economic status or non availability of trained doctors in their respective place of origin.

Hridaan - Financial Assistance

Keeping the fact that most of the congenital heart patients require treatment in first year of their life, poor parents find it impossible to raise funds for treatment which can run into lakhs. They end up losing their children as the waiting period at Government hospitals is too long. We enrol the children who are diagnosed with any congenital disease at Delhi Child Heart Center into our Child Heart Foundation and raise funds for their free treatment.

OUR GALLERY

Testimonials of CHF Donor’s

We had come to Delhi Child Heart Centre and Dr Kohli when we were not left with much hope from other corners, and we had visited the best in Delhi & consulted some of the best across India The confidence and optimism that the doctor showed towards our 2 months old child, suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, was overwhelming. We have been visiting the place every month for the last one year and have seen with our own eyes how this place has been supporting people with limited means, holding free camps in tier 3 towns/ rural areas, having a free OPD every Thursday. In this world, many of us want to donate but are not sure if it is going to the right place; for all such people, rest assured - this is the place - you help save kids and give hope when that is all what's required

Amit Mongia

My Daughter was under Dr Vikas Kohli’s treatment/consultation for a few year’s.According to Dr Kohli’s statement “ This was a “MEDICAL MIRACLE “ and by the grace of Almighty she is fine. I learnt about CHD from Vikas and was touched.I have seen and experienced parents coming for their Kids treatment at the clinic and understand their feelings and plight. I took an oath the day my Daughter was perfect that I shall devote to the best of my ability whatever it takes to see smiles back on parents and the little angels. I and my wife – Rashmi – would love to make a huge difference to get HAPPINESS back in the lives of Parents and kids.We share Dr Kohli’s dream of building a CHILDREN HEART HOSPITAL in North India and shall pursue the same .

Arun Anand

I am glad to associate with the Child Heart Foundation. They have been doing amazing work for the cause of poor and needy in North India. They are an extremely committed and passionate group towards saving lives of children born with heart defects.

Ankit Murarka

It is an honour and absolute privilege to contribute to such a great cause. I know every individual is not rich to save a life of every human being on earth but we can try and save a few

Vinod Rana

Being a father i can understand the pain of parents having children born with Heart Disease. As my three-month baby is diagnosed with the congenital heart defects. Hats off to the initiative of helping thousands of poor parents who are unable to provide the proper treatment to their children born with Congenital Heart Defects.

Jugnu Verma

Hats off to the initiative of helping thousands of poor parents who are unable to provide the proper treatment to their children born with Congenital Heart Defects.

Anish Verma

It’s an honour and privilege to associate an organization who work dedicatedly for poor children born with heart defects